Baling-tie buckle.



G. H. HBRTH. BALING TIE BUCKLE. APPLIATION FILED 00T.30, 1908.

927,044. Patented Julj 6, 1909.

UNITED STATES E A TENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. HER/PH, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO BALING TIE BUCKLECOMPANY,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BALING-TIE BUCKLE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. HERTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee,have invented a new and useful Baling lie Buckle, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to bale ties and more particularly to a bucklefor securing metallic straps or ties around packages, barrels, shinglesand other merchandise.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie buckle having an openingformed in one end thereof for the reception of the adjacent end of astrap or tie and provided at its opposite end with a tongue adapted toengage the other end of the tie, there being spaced ears disposed infront of the tongue and foldable downwardly in engagement with the tiestrap, thereby to prevent accidental dis placement of the same.

Further objects and advantages Will appear in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure1 is a perspective view of a tie buckle constructed in accordance withmy invention showing the same in position on a box. Fig. 2 is a similarview of one of the tie buckles detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved tie buckle forming the subject matter of the presentinvention includes a body portion 5 preferably in the form of a flatmetallic plate and having its intermediate portion bent to produceangularly disposed arms 6 and 7, one of which is formed with an opening8 for the reception of the adjacent end of a metallic strap or tie 9.

The arm 6 is formed. with a rectangular opening 10 and over-hanging saidopening is a substantially triangular shaped tongue 11, the base ofwhich is offset with respect to the longitudinal plane of the arm 6, asindicated at 12 so as to Jermit the passage of the adjacent end of thestrap or tie beneath the same, as best indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Disposed in advance of the tongue 11 1s an Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed October 30, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 460,366.

opening 13, the end walls of which are bent upwardly to produceoppositely disposed ears 14 adapted to be foldeddownwardly in engagementwith the strap 9, thereby to prevent accidental displacement of thestrap after the same has been positioned around the box, indicated bydotted lines at 15 in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In using the buckle one end of the tie strap 9 is passed through theopening 8 and bent to form a loop after which the tie buckle ispositioned on the boX with one arm thereof engaging the adjacent side ofsaid boX and the other arm extending along the top thereof. The oppositeend of the strap 9 is then extended beneath the terminal of the tongue11 and folded upon itself at 16 with the free end of the strap passingbetween the vertical ears 14. To insert the strap be neath the tongue 11it is necessary to twist it and the twisting need be but slight becauseof the triangular shape of the tongue bring ing the free point of thelatter well away from the cars 14. The ears 14 are then. bent downwardlyin engagement with the upper surface of the strap 9 thus securelyholding the strap in position on the boX.

The buckle not only serves to fasten the adjacent ends of the metallicstrap or tie 9, but also serves to reinforce and strengthen the cornersof the box. By having the tongue 11 offset with respect to the body ofthe buckle it permits the ready insertion of the strap beneath saidtongue, while by having the ears 14 disposed in alinement with theopposite walls of the recess 10, said ears form a guide for the stra 9when in vertical position and serve to clhmp the bent end of the strapin engagement with the adjacent por tion thereof when said ears areforced downwardly. The triangular tongue 11 makes it possible to usecoiled flat bands in continuous engths. If the buckle were not cut outand made with the triangular tongue the flat strip or band would have tobe cut to certain lengths before attempting its use in connection withthe buckle. It will be understood of course that the body portion of thebuckle may be otherwise shaped than that shown, being made to conform tothe shape of the bundle or bale to be secured.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A tie bucklehaving a body portion formed at one end for engagement with a flat tieand at the opposite end provided with a tongue struck up from the bodyof the buckle between the edges thereof and s aced from and extendingacross the buck e substantially parallel with the corresponding face ofsaid body portion and at substantially right angles to the length of thebuckle, said tongue being adapted to engage the opposite end of the flattie, and oppositely disposed ears arranged in advance of the tongue andfoldable toward the face of the buckle into engagement with the tie.

2. A tie buckle having a body portion with angularly disposed arms, oneof which is formed at one end for engagement with a flat tie and theother of which arms is provided with a tongue struck up from the body ofthe buckle between the edges thereof and spaced from and extendingacross the buckle substantially parallel with the corresponding face ofthe said body ortion and at substantially right angles to t e length ofthe buckle, said tongue being narrower at its free end than at the otherend and adapted to engage the 0pposite end of the flat tie, andoppositely disposed ears arranged in advance of the tongue and foldabletoward the face of the buckle into engagement with the tie.

3. A tie buckle including a body portion having an opening formed in oneend thereof and provided at its opposite end with a tongue offset withrespect to the longitudinal plane of the body portion, there being anopening formed in said body portion in advance of the tongue and the endwalls of said opening bent upwardly to produce ears adapted to be foldeddownwardly in engage= ment with the tie.

4. A tie buckle including a body portion having one end. thereofprovided with means for attachment to a bale tie and its op )osite endformed with an opening the wa ls of which are bent upwardly to producespaced ears, there being a substantially rectangular opening formed inthe center of the body portion and the metal at said opening struck upto produce a tongue, the fixed end of which is offset with respect tothe longitudinal plane of said body portion.

5. A tie buckle including a body portion formed of a single piece offlat metal bent to produce angularly disposed arms of different engths,there being an opening formed in the short arm for the reception of oneend of the tie, and an opening formed in the free end of the lon arm andhaving its end walls bent upwardly to produce vertically disposed ears,there being a rectangular opening formed in the intermediate portion ofthe long arm and having a substantially triangular shaped tongueoverhanging said opening and offset with respect to the longitudinalplane thereof, said ears being disposed in alinement with the oppositeside walls of the rectangular opening and foldable downwardly inengagement with the tie.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. HERTH. l/Vitnesses:

ANNA SORENSEN, G. W. FEUTI-r.

